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JOHN A. CORIBETT, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

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Application led September 13, 1922. Serial No. 587,337.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN A. CoRBErT, ofLos'Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles andState of California, haveinvented'certain new and useful improvements in Show Cases; and dohereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art `towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in show cases.

The object of my invention is to provide a show case in which the goodsare displayed in a slanting position so that they may be readily seen bythe customer, and yet protected from handling and at the same timeproviding means for'moving the support rearward, and tilting it is areverse direction, and supporting it in said tilted position sothat thegoods can be readily removed from the original containers or compartment'by the salesman.

Another obj ect of my invention is to provide a show case in which thegoods can be readily displayed in their original containers, and at thesame time providing a simple and effective structure having cer'- taindetails and combination of parts he reinafter more fullyJ pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a show case embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective. view of one compartment showing thesliding and tilting support for holding a container.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. 2.

eferring now to the drawings, 1 and 2 represent the two base boards orfeet to which are connected the two standards 3 and 4, connected attheir upper ends by the cross bars 5. Supported by the standards 3 and 4are a series of shelves 6, 7 and 8, arranged at an angle or slantingtowards the front of the case. Connected to the-base boards or feet 2and 3, are two uprights 9 and 10, which areI connected to the ends ofthe shelves adjacent the front face forming an additional supporttherefor. The front of the shelves are closed as indicated at 11 to holdthe goods thereon, and is provided with a series of vertical transversepartitions 12 forming the individual compartments for the differentkinds of goods to be displayed. The bottom of the compartments, asshown,

are preferably open so that the dirt not collect in the bottom.-`Extendingfacross' they inner edge of the shelf is a stripy 13,'"whichYbraces the partition, and also may serlv'e".4 as a lsupport for a glasscover whentlie saine is used. i

y In the description ofthe sliding andk tilting tray, I will refer toFigures .2. and"3"of the drawings, as-each compartnient'isfexactlyalike. The two side walls; 14 and'n'l of the compartment areprovilddwthp positely arranged slots '17 and I'Sexteriding at an angleto the lower edgevv 19. ",The'oiit'e'r ends Iof the slots l17'a'nd 1.8are vflaredv or enlarged as indicated at-20, the` purposeff which willbe later described.v `Tvhefinner ends of said slots terminate in the'enlarged portions 2.1, and the sidewalls .have'foppositely arrangedslots 22 and23`,.whiCh"eXtend parallel with the lower edge 419 of the"com,` partment, and said slots .22 andf23`d01not extend all the waytothe inner 'edge of lthe compartment, as shown" in Fig.-

. Extending across the lower edge of the ift'- ment is a plate `or strip241, which serves a support lfor the ,sliding vtray `,25,"asv shown inFig. 2 ofthe drawings.. vThis strip, as shown in Fig. 1 ofthe drawings,is continuoust'from one end of the shelf lto 'serveasfthefsii vrt lforall of the trays `on the. shelf. ltf's 22 and. 23 are preferably ,madeby th. 26, secured to the lower 'edge of the partil tions forming thecompartments, and thus one strip serves for two compartments. Thesestrips also give a more lirm'support for the sliding tray to hold it inany of its positions, as shown in Fig. 2 of the draw! ings.

The tray 26 consists of a rectangular frame having at its front edge anupwardly extending ledge 27, which serves as astop lto prevent thedrawer or container from sliding therefrom when the tray is tilted, asshown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The said tray at the side adjacent itsrear edge is provided with outwardly extending pins or lugs 28 and 29,which enter the slots22 and 23, and allows the tray to be moved in andout in the shelf. The tray at the sides adjacent its louter ed e isprovided with the lugs 30, which are o a size to freely slide in theslots 17 and 18 when the tray is in the shelf in a position to displaythe goods.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the tray is pulledout in the posi= tion shown in Fig?, when the salesman detg I' 1,477,428

sires toi remove any .of the goods whichmay be in the originalycontainers, or may be placed in specially constructed receptaclesadapted to rest upon the tray or formed integral therewith. When it isdesired to return the tray to its normal position, it is forced inwardlyuntil the lugs 28 and 29 come opposite the enlarged recesses 21, whichallows the outer end of the tray to be raised softhat thelugsBO willenter the flared ends 20 of the slots 17 and 18andthen moved inwardlyuntil the inner edge of the tray en"- s gages the front wall of theshelf, which brings the lugs 30 into the slots 17 and 18; said slotsslanting downwardly, the tray is supported in its tilted or slantingposition. In removing the'tray, it is pulled outwardly a short distanceto bring the lugs 30 out of the slots 17 and 18, and then lowered torest upon the strips 24, which bringsthe lugs 28 and 29 opposite theslots 22 and 23, and then the tray can be moved outwardly until the lugsengage the ends of the slots which limits its outward movement.

Claims: y

1. A show case comprising a compartment, a sliding tray therein, saidcompartment having two sets of slots havingtheir rear ends'communicating, and lugs carried by the rearend of said tray and adaptedto travel ino'ne set of slots, andlugs vcarried by the outer ends of thetray and adapted to travel in the upper .set lof slots whereby the traymay be supported in two tilted positions.

' 2. A show case comprising a compartment, a sliding tray therein, saidcompartment having two sets of oppositely arranged slots having 'theirinner ends communicating, lugs carried by the inner end of the tra)T andtravelling in one set of slots for holding the tray in one tiltedposition, and lugs carried by the outer end of the tray andl sliding inthe other set of slots for holding the tray in a tilted position.

3. A show case comprising a compartment,

a sliding tray therein, said compartment havtering one set of slots forsupporting it in one tilted position, and'lugscarried by the tray andadapted to enter the other 4set of slots for supporting the tray in anoppositely Y tilted position.

5. A-show case comprising a compartment, a sliding tray therein, saidcompartment having two sets of slots starting together at the closed'end of the ,compartment and diverging towards the opposite end, lugscarried by the inner end of the tray and adapted toslide in the lowerset of slots to allow the tray to be partially removed from compartmentand tilted in one direction, and lugs carried by the outerv end ofthetray and adapted to enter the upper series of slots and support the trayin the oppositely ,tilted position.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification.

JOHN'A.. ooRBErr.

